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The Lost Alibi

The Lost Alibi

19604.61h 35m

Overview

Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his lover, he runs into a neighbor who is later accused of murder. Questioned by police about the neighbor, and blackmailed by his lover's neighbor, the salaryman's lies lead him on a path to destruction.

Directed by Hiromichi Horikawa
Written by Seicho Matsumoto, Shinobu Hashimoto
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Top Cast

Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

Teiichiro Ishino

Chisako Hara

Chisako Hara

Chieko Umetani

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Kishimoto

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Matsuzaki

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Okudaira

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Kuniko Ishino

K

Ken Mitsuda

Okazaki

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Takeda

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Kozo Sugiyama

Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Judge

Themes & Keywords

japanese noir

About The Lost Alibi

The Lost Alibi is a thriller film released in 1960 exploring themes of japanese noir. Directed by Hiromichi Horikawa, it stars Keiju Kobayashi, Chisako Hara, Akihiko Hirata. Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his lover, he runs into a neighbor who is later accused of murder. Questioned by police about the neighbor, and blackmailed by his lover's neighbor, the salaryman's lies lead him on a path to destruction.

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